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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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