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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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