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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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