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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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