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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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