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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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