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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. 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 lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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