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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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