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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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