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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing 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 teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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