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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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