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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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