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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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