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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not 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 several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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