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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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