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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire 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 educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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