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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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