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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the 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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