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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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