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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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