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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate 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 ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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