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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major 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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