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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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