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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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