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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are usually 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 quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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