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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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