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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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