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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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