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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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