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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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