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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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