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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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