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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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