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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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