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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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