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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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