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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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