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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver 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 normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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