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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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