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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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