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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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