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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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