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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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