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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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