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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners 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 massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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