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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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