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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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