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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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