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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. 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 a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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