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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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