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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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