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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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