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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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