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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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