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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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