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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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