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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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