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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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