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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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