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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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