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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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