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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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