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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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