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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. 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 learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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