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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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