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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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