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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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