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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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