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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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