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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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