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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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