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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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