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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate 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 free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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