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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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