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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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