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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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