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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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