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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling 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. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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