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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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