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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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