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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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