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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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