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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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