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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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