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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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