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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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