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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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