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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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