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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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