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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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