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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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