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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 numerous subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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