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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people 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 MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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