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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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