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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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