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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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