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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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