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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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