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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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