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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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