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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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