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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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