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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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