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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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