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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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