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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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