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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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