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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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