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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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