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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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