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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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