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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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