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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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