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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews 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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