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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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