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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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