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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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