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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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