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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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