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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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