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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education enable students all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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 massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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