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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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