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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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