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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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