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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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