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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)