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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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