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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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