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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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