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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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