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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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