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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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