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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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