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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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