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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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