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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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