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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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