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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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