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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part 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 technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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