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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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