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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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