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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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