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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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