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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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