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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology enable students 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. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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