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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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