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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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