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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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