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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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