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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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