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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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