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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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