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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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