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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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