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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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