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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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