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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning enable people in nations 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 mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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