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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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