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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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