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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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