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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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