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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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