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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models 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 in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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