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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. 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 always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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