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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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