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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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