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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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