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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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