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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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