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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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