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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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