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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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