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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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