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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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