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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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