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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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