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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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