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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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