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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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