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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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