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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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