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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling 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 courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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