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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are empowering people all over 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. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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