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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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