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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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