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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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