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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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