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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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