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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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