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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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