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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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