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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data 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 exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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