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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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