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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open educational ventures. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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