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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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