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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are mostly 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 lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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