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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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