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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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