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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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