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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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