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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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