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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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