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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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