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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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