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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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