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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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