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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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