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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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