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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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