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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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