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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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