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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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