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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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