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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. 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 consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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