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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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