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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate 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. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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