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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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