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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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