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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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