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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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