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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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