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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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