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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. 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 always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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