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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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