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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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