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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning enable learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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