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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology enable learners all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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