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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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