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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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