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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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