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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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