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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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