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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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