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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes 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 online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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