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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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