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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have empowered humans all over 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 massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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