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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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