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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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