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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes 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 teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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