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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information 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 subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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