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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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