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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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