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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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