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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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