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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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