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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world 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 massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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