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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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