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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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