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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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