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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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