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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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