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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are empowering humans 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 MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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