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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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