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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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