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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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