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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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