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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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