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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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