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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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