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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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