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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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