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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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