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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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