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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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