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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Fiji 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 student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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