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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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