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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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