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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. 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 MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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