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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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