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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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