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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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