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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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