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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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