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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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