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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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