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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources