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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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