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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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