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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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