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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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