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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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