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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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