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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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