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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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