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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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