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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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