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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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