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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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