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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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