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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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