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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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