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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners 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. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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