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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. 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. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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