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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education