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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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