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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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