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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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