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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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