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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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