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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over 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 classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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