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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. 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 consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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