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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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