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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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