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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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