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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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