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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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