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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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