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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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