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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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