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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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