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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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