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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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