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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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