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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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