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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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