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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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