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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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