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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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