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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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