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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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