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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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