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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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