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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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