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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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