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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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