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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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