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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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