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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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