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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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