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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education