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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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