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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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