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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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