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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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