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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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