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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information 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 subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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