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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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