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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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