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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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