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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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