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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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