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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have enabled 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 classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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