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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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