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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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