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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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