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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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