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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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