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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business 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 participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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