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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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