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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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