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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people 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 massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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