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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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