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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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