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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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