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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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