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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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