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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the 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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