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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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