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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning are empowering people all around 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 online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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