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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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