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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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