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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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