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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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