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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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