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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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