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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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