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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning are providing the means for people 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. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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