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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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