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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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