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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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