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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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