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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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