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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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