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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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