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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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