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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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