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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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