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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses 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 commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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