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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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