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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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