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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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