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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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