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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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