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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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