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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning have enabled learners 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 usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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