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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are 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 quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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