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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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