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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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