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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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