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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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