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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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