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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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