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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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