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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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