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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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