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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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