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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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