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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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