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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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