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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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