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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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