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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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