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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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