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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources