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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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