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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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