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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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