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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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