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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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