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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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