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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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