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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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