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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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