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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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