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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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