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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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