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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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