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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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