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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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