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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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