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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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