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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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