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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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