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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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