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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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