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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over 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 online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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