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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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