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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 elearning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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