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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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