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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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