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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering humans 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. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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