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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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