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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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