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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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