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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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