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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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