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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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