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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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