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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over 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. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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