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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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