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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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