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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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