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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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