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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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