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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers 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 MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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