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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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