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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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