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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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