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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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