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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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