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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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