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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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