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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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