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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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