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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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