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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the 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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