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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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