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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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