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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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