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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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