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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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