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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different 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 experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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