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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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