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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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