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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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