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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver 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 massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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