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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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