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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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