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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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