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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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