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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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