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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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