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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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