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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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