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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand these open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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