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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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