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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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