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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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