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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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