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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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