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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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