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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over 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. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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