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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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