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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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