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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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