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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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