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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have made it possible for learners 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. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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