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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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