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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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