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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people 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 online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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