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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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