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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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