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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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