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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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