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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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