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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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