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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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