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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants 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 almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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