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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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