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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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