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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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