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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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