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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are customarily free 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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