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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators 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 evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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