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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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