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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of 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 online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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