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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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