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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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