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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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