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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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