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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning have empowered students all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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