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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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